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How Many Syllables In Surge?

1syllable

Surge has 1 syllable. It is a monosyllabic word.

surge

/sɜːdʒ/ UK   /sɝːdʒ/ US

Stress

A one syllable word is stressed on that syllable when it is said on its own.

Syllable Structure

CVC

More CVC words

Division By Sound

/sɜːdʒ/

Division By Letters

surge

A spelling guide that follows the sound division.

Tree Diagram Of Surge

SORPCCsVɜːCdʒ

S syllable, O onset, R rime, P peak, C coda, Ø no coda.

Parts Of Each Syllable

SyllableOnsetPeakCodaPatternType
1sɜːdʒCVCclosed
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Questions Students Ask

How many syllables are in surge?
Surge has 1 syllable. In British English it is transcribed /sɜːdʒ/.
What is the syllable structure of surge?
Surge has the structure CVC, where C is a consonant sound and V is a vowel sound.

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